YOU ARE NOT ALONE - A companion online community discussion board for The Mental Illness Happy Hour podcast with Paul Gilmartin

I'm having a semi rough time with my health anxiety. My brain keeps sending me catastrphising thoughts. I have IBS, GERD and I'm visually impaired. I have this ultimate fear of dying from a heart attack, because my paternal grandma died of heart disease at 86, and my dad had heart issues. I've had a...

If I ignore the chronic pains I get will be something serious.
I fear that I'll die alone.
I suffer from health anxiety, and those things go through my mind all the time.

I love: My family (I'm close to my family, and they've helped me when I'm struggling) I love music (it's one of my coping skills, if I'm having a panic attack, I will play music.) I like New Wave, Goth, Classic Rock, Symphonic Metal, EDM, cheesy 70s and 80s pop and Celtic. I love watching British si...

Sorry that you had to deal with that. My anxiety peaks a lot when there's a lot going on. I'm visually impaired and I can't stand when I'm in a restaurant and the music is going and people are talking. My senses get overloaded. When those things happen, I try to take a deep breathe or just excuse my...

The last few days, I've been feeling depressed. I've not been feeling well. It's a nice beautiful day and my mom's outside doing gardening. She asked me if I wanted to, I could help her. I just feel bleh and kind of guilty. I suffer from major depression, and I hate days like these. I'm currently su...

My name is Molly, and I'm new to the podcast and forums. It's great to know there is a pllace that I can feel free about talking about my mental illness. I suffer from major depression and anxiety. I first was diagnosed about eight years ago, but I just realized that I probably had anxiety as a chil...